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Friday, March 19, 2021

Options trade: Global X NASDAQ Covered Call ETF (QYLD) short put | How to sell put options

 Wednesday, 3/3/2021

sell -1 March 19, 2021  $22 put @ $0.30

probability ITM:  55.49% (this is high)

16 DTE


Friday, 3/19/2021 (EXPIRATION)

QYLD closed at $22.45

I let my short put option expire "worthless"

NET PROFIT:  $29.34


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Friday, March 12, 2021

Options trade: Biotech Sector ETF (XBI) Credit put spread

Thu. 2/18/2021

sell -2 March 19, 2021  $140 put at $1.44 (prob ITM 17.21%)

buy +2 March 19, 2021  $125 put at $0.35 (prob ITM 5.43%)

net credit:  $1.09 x 2 x 100 =  $218

margin:  $3,000


Fri. 3/12/2021

buy back the entire spread at $1.09

NET LOSS:  $5.34 (trading fees)

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Monday, March 8, 2021

Options trade: Palantir (PLTR) short put | How to sell put options

 Wednesday, 2/24/2021

sell -1 March 19, 2021  $23 put at $1.12

23 DTE

prob ITM 34%


Monday, 3/8/2021 (10 DTE)

I decided to buy back my short put at $1.00 and break even.  I did not like the way the stock was behaving.  With 10 days remaining, my short put still had a 57% chance of being in-the-money (assignment) at expiration.

NET PROFIT:  $10.69

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Options trade: Tesla credit (bull) put spread | 3/19/2021 exp

Thursday, 2/18/2021

sell -2 March 19, 2021  $465 puts at $2.14 (prob ITM 4.34%)

buy +2 March 19, 2021  $396 puts at $1.02 (prob ITM 2.38%)

net credit:  $1.12 x 2 x 100 = $224 (max profit)

margin:  $2275


Tuesday, 3/2/2021

buy back entire spread for $1.06 (debit)

NET PROFIT:  $6.66

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Options trade: Facebook credit (bull) put spread | 164% ROC (annualized)

Monday, 2/8/2021

sell -2 March 12, 2021  $240 puts at $2.13 (prob ITM 16.93%)

buy +2 March 12, 2021  $210 puts at $0.37 (prob ITM 3.66%)

net credit:  $1.76 x 2 x 100 =  $352 (max profit)

margin:  $2318

FB @ $266.38


Monday, 3/1/2021

buy back the entire spread for $0.64 (debit)

NET PROFIT:  $218.67 (in 21 days)

ROC:  9.43% (21 days) =  164% (annualized)

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Unusual Options Activity alert! Trader buys 5000 JETS call options . . . so I did the same (sort of)

Friday, 1/15/2021

sell (to open) -1 March 19, 2021  $30 call at $0.24 (probability ITM 7.56%)

buy (to open) +1 March 19, 2021  $25 call at $0.95 (probability ITM 26.54%)

Net debit:  $71

$71 = max loss if JETS closes below $25 at expiration

$429 = max profit if JETS closes above $30 at expiration (but the probability of this happening is less than 8%)


Tuesday, 2/9/2021

sell (to close) the entire call spread for a credit of $0.60

NET LOSS:  $13.64  😔

I decided to close my trade early and take a small loss.  After nearly 30 days, this trade never showed a profit.  I wasn't in the mood to keep holding and hoping.

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Monday, February 8, 2021

Options trades: SPY Near-term (30 DTE) short put options vs SPY LEAPS short put options | The results will amaze you!

If you've ever looked closely at a SPY options chain, you probably noticed that there are LOTS of expiration dates.  Some options expire within just a few days while other options expire several weeks or several months later.

Some SPY options even have expiration dates that are over one year away.  These options are called LEAPS.

Many options traders have asked me if it's "better" to trade options that have near-term expirations or options that have far-term expirations (LEAPS).

In this 4-part series, I compared the performance of a near-term short put versus a LEAPS short put.

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Thursday, February 4, 2021

Options trade: Bullish put trade on Walmart | credit put spread

 Tue. 12/29/2020

sell (to open) -2 Feb 5, 2021  $135 puts at $1.15 (prob ITM: 20.53%)

buy (to open) +2 Feb 5, 2021  $129 puts at $0.51 (prob ITM: 10.23%)

  • Net credit: $0.64 x 2 x 100 = $128
  • Max profit:  $128
  • Margin: $873
  • "oversold"
  • 37 DTE


Thu. 2/4/2021

buy back just one of the short puts at $0.01

let the other short put and the two long puts expire "worthless"

NET PROFIT:  $124.33 (ROC: 14% in 37 days)

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Options trade: bullish put trade on Communications ETF (XLC)

Thu. 1/14/2021

sell (to open) -1 Feb 19, 2021  $62 put at $1.06

  • "oversold"
  • 36 DTE
  • probability ITM: 31.19%


Wed. 2/3/2021

buy back short put at $0.10

  • "overbought"
  • 16 DTE

NET PROFIT:  $94.68

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Options trade: bullish put trade on Biotech ETF (XBI)

Tue. 1/5/2021

sell (to open) -1 Feb 12, 2021  $125 put at $1.99 (prob ITM: 21.56%)
buy (to open) +1 Feb 12, 2021  $85 put at $0.14 (prob ITM: 2.18%)

  • Net credit (max profit): $1.85 x 1 x 100 = $185
  • "oversold"
  • 38 DTE


Tue. 1/12/2021 

buy (to close) the $125 short put at $0.70

let long put expire

NET PROFIT:  $113.02 (7 days)

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Options trade: How to sell put options | MGM (MGM)

Thu. 11/19/2020 (11:13:15 am, PT)

sell (to open) -1 Nov 27, 2020  $27.50 put at $1.00 (credit)

Stats:

  • probability ITM:  59.43%
  • stochastics "overbought"
  • 8 days 'til expiration (DTE)


Tue. 11/24/2020 (11:36:39 am, PT)

buy (to close) put at $0.18 (debit)

Stats:

  • stochastics "overbought"
  • 3 DTE


NET PROFIT:  $80.68

SUCCESS!

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Options trade: How to sell put options | Consumer Staples ETF (XLP)

Thu. 10/29/2020 (12:51:15 pm, PT)

sell (to open) -1 Dec 4, 2020  $60.50 put at $1.07 (credit)

Stats:

  • probability ITM: 34.85%
  • "oversold" stochastics
  • 36 days 'til expiration (DTE)


Mon. 11/23/2020 (1:04:51 pm, PT)

buy (to close) +1 short put at $0.02 (debit)

Stats:

  • 11 DTE
  • "overbought" stochastics

NET PROFIT:  $104.33

SUCCESS!

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Saturday, November 21, 2020

Options trade: How to sell put options | Coca Cola (KO)

Wed. 10/28/2020 (12:44:12 pm, PT)

sell (to open) -2 Nov 20, 2020  $47 puts at $1.05 (credit)

Stats:

  • probability ITM:  41.20%
  • stochastics "oversold"
  • 23 days 'til expiration (DTE)


Fri. 11/20/2020 (Expiration)

KO closed at $52.67
Let puts expire

NET PROFIT:  $208.67


Options trade: How to sell put options | Junk Bond ETF (JNK)

Wed. 10/28/2020 (11:38:50 am, PT)

sell (to open) -1 Nov 20, 2020  $102 put at $1.20 (credit)

Stats:

  • probability ITM:  38%
  • "oversold" stochastics
  • 23 days 'til expiration (DTE)


Fri. 11/20/2020 (Expiration)

JNK closed at $107.10

Let short put option expire

NET PROFIT:  $119.34



Thursday, November 19, 2020

Options trade: How to sell put options | MGM (MGM)

Mon. 11/16/2020 (12:56:10 pm, PT)

sell (to open) -1 Nov 20, 2020  $27 put at $1.06

Stats:

  • probability ITM:  66.40%
  • MGM at:  $26.40
  • stochastics "overbought"
  • 4 days 'til expiration (DTE)


Wed. 11/18/2020 (10:52:23 am, PT)

buy (to close) short put at $0.23

Stats:

  • MGM at $27.60
  • stochastics "overbought"
  • 2 DTE

NET PROFIT:  $81.68


Saturday, November 14, 2020

Options trade: How to sell put options | Coca Cola (KO)

Tue. 11/10/2020 (10:30:40 am, PT)

sell (to open) -1 Nov 13, 2020  $54.50 put at $1.11 (option's ITM)

Stats:

  • KO at $53.595
  • probability ITM:  75.99% (high!)
  • stochastics "overbought"
  • 3 days 'til expiration 

Fri. 11/13/2020 (12:40:05 pm, PT)  Expiration

buy (to close) put at $1.11

NET LOSS:  $1.32  😞

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Options trade: How to sell put options | Carnival (CCL)

Mon. 7/13/2020 (12:49:06 pm, PT)

sell (to open) -1 August 21, 2020  $15 put at $2.00

Stats:

  • probability ITM:  54% ("at-the-money")
  • stochastics "oversold"
  • 39 days 'til expiration (DTE)


Tue. 7/28/2020 (10:53:37 am, PT)

buy (to close) put at $1.65

NET PROFIT:  $33.66


Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Options trade: How to sell put options | Coca Cola (KO)

Thu. 7/9/2020 (12:02:06 pm, PT)

sell (to open) -2 August 21, 2020  $40 puts at $0.53

Stats:

  • probability ITM:  22%
  • stochastics "oversold"
  • 43 days 'til expiration (DTE)
  • earnings release on July 21, 2020 before Market Open


Mon. 7/20/2020 (11:51:44 pm, PT)

buy (to close) put at $0.16

Stats:

  • stochastics "overbought"
  • 32 DTE
  • earnings release on July 21 (the next morning)

NET PROFIT:  $71.34


Monday, July 20, 2020

Options trade: How to sell put options | Coca Cola (KO)

Tue. 6/16/2020 (12:13:09 pm, PT)

sell (to open) -2 July 24, 2020 $43 puts at $0.65

Stats:

  • probability ITM:  26%
  • stochastics "oversold"
  • 38 days 'til expiration (DTE)


Mon. 7/20/2020 (11:32:10 am, PT)

buy (to close) puts at $0.10

Stats:

  • stochastics "overbought"
  • 4 DTE
  • earnings release on July 21 a.m.

NET PROFIT:  $107.34




Friday, July 17, 2020

Options trade: How to sell put options | Coca Cola (KO)

Wed. 6/24/2020

sell (to open) -1 July 17, 2020  $42 put at $0.50

Stats:
  • probability ITM:  25%
  • stochastics "oversold"
  • 23 days 'til expiration (DTE)


Fri. 7/17/2020 (Expiration)

KO at $46.82
Let short put option expire

NET PROFIT:  $49.33

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